Dominic Roussel

Dominic Roussel (born February 22, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Winnipeg Jets, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Edmonton Oilers between 1991 and 2001. He also played in the minor American Hockey League.

Playing career As a youth, Roussel played in the 1983 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Laval, Quebec.

Roussel was selected in the third round of the 1988 NHL entry draft, 63rd overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers and made his NHL debut during the 1991–92 season. He would remain with the Flyers organization for another three seasons, serving as the Flyers' starting goalie in the 1993–94 season. He was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in 1996, but soon re-signed with the Flyers.

Roussel had a brief spell in Germany's Deutsche Eishockey Liga with the Starbulls Rosenheim in the 1997–98 season. His NHL rights were traded to the Nashville Predators and then the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. After seasons with the Mighty Ducks, he was claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers to be their back up.

He played five games in the Quebec Semi-Pro Hockey League with the Lasalle Rapides before returning to Germany, signing with the Frankfurt Lions before retiring in 2003.

He is now a private goalie trainer through his company, Succès hockey Dominic Roussel.

Transactions February 27, 1996: Philadelphia trades Roussel for Tim Cheveldae and a 3rd round draft pick June 26, 1998: Philadelphia trades Roussel and Jeff Staples to Nashville for a 7th round draft pick (Cam Ondrik) October 5, 1998: Nashville trades Roussel to Anaheim for Marc Moro and Chris Mason January 10, 2001: claimed off waivers by the Edmonton Oilers from the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV% 1986–87 Lac St-Louis Lions QMAAA 24 7 12 3 804 112 1 5.10 .861 2 0 2 134 7 0 3.13 — 1987–88 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 51 18 25 4 2905 251 0 5.18 .858 — — — — — — — — 1988–89 Trois-Rivieres Draveurs QMJHL 21 12 5 0 1134 78 0 4.13 .864 — — — — — — — 1988–89 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 25 12 10 2 1421 93 0 3.93 .861 10 6 4 638 36 0 3.39 .896 1989–90 Shawinigan Cataracets QMJHL 37 20 14 1 1985 133 0 4.02 .878 2 1 1 120 12 0 6.00 .862 1990–91 Hershey Bears AHL 45 20 14 7 2507 151 1 3.61 .888 7 3 4 366 21 0 3.44 — 1991–92 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 17 7 8 2 922 40 1 2.60 .908 — — — — — — — — 1991–92 Hershey Bears AHL 35 15 11 6 2040 121 1 3.56 .888 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 34 13 11 5 1769 111 1 3.76 .881 — — — — — — — — 1992–93 Hershey Bears AHL 6 0 3 3 372 23 0 3.71 .892 — — — — — — — — 1993–94 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 60 29 20 5 3285 183 1 3.34 .896 — — — — — — — — 1994–95 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 19 11 7 0 1075 42 1 2.34 .914 1 0 0 23 0 0 0.00 1.000 1994–95 Hershey Bears AHL 1 0 1 0 59 5 0 5.07 .865 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 9 2 3 2 456 22 1 2.89 .876 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Hershey Bears AHL 12 4 4 3 690 32 0 2.78 .914 — — — — — — — — 1995–96 Winnipeg Jets NHL 7 2 2 0 285 16 0 3.37 .881 — — — — — — — — 1996–97 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL 36 18 9 3 1852 82 2 2.66 .916 1 0 0 26 3 0 6.93 .769 1997–98 Canadian National Team Intl 41 25 12 1 2307 86 5 2.24 .940 — — — — — — — — 1997–98 Starbulls Rosenheim DEL 2 0 2 0 120 12 0 6.00 .829 — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 18 4 5 4 884 37 1 2.51 .923 — — — — — — — — 1999–00 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 20 6 5 3 988 52 1 3.16 .883 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 13 2 5 2 653 31 0 2.85 .895 — — — — — — — — 2000–01 Edmonton Oilers NHL 8 1 4 0 348 21 0 3.62 .861 — — — — — — — — 2001–02 LaSalle Rapides QSPHL 5 2 2 1 304 22 0 4.35 .874 4 0 4 248 24 0 5.80 — 2002–03 Frankfurt Lions DEL 38 — — — 2169 109 1 3.01 .907 — — — — — — — — NHL totals 205 77 70 23 10,667 555 7 3.12 .895 1 0 0 23 0 0 0.00 1.000